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Cedar Island on Brule River
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Cedar Island on Brule River, a nationally known speckle trout stream. The island has native towering white pine and bubbling clear springs. These are some of the buildings on the Pierce Estate which were occupied by President Coolidge and his party in June, 1928. This is about 30 miles from Superior.
1930
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Summer White House on the Brule
circa 1928
Black and white postcard view of Cedar Island Lodge, located on the Brule River, owned by Henry Clay Pierce, businessman and financier. It was dubbed the Summer White House on the Brule. It was cal...
Brule River Monument
1930
View of bridge and Brule River monument. Placed where the Brule River is crossed by the Memorial Highway from Superior to Brule and Ashland (Highway 2).
Calvin Coolidge Fishing
1928
President Calvin Coolidge fishing at Cedar Island Lodge, rustic lodge of Henry C. Pierce, 35 miles from Superior, Wisconsin, on the Brule River. This lodge was later dubbed The Summer White House. ...
Trout Fishing on Brule River
circa 1920-1929
View from shoreline towards eight men trout fishing on the Brule River.
ISLAND IN BRULE RIVER 3.5 MI DOWNSTREAM FROM COUNTY HIGHWAY S, 1.5 M W OF STATE HIGHWAY 27
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Located in Highland, Douglas County
Brule-St. Croix Portage Marker
1962
Historical marker of the portage between the Brule and St. Croix Rivers. The marker was erected in 1962.
